Definitely I'm not a hardware_guy, but out of curiosity I downloaded mplabx-ide-v1.10-linux-installer.run and it installs and seems to work (whatever it really does ) fine, at least in my Lupuplus-528.005.

.run files usually are kind of self-executable archives/installers.

First of all, make sure that the file is set to be executable - open terminal window in a folder where the file is and:

Code:

chmod +x mplabx-ide-v1.10-linux-installer.run

and then:

Code:

./mplabx-ide-v1.10-linux-installer.run

Windows-like installer should appear.

I've noticed that there's no menu entry.
After installation /usr/share/applications/mplab.desktop file must be edited:
line 8: Categories=Utility
and then fixmenus in a console, to get an entry in Puppy menu.

Posted: Wed 30 May 2012, 17:04 Post subject:
No is the make of the C compiler

Hi SFR, the problem the command of make in not the "make" belong to the C compiler, I think is a "make" of MPLABX command. I think so,
because the program can't find this command when have to build one project.

Anyway I'll try with lupu_devx_528-4.sfs.

I need take a rest because is hard install MPLABX in linux, and I had installed Kicad too and I have problems too.

The first problem is there aren't too much information about this programs in Internet.

This thread is fairly old, but I thought I'd document my experience in case anyone is searching...

I am using a frugal installation of Precise Puppy 5.6.1.
I found that MPLABX IDE versions 1.85 and 1.90 both worked quite well in Puppy, with a bug or two.

These are the steps I went through:
1. Install the puppy development package. Puppy doesn't come with the "make" command, but it is included in this handy package. The file is called devx_precise_5.6.1.sfs. If you are not familiar with sfs files, have a look on the forum for how to download and install the one for your version of Puppy.
2. Download the Linux version of MPLABX from the Microchip downloads page (currently http://www.microchip.com/pagehandler/en-us/family/mplabx/#downloads).
3. This gives you a file like this: MPLABX-v1.90-linux-installer.run. You need to make this executable (right-click -> permissions), and then run it. The installer worked perfectly for me. The installation does take a lot of space, so you need to make sure your save file is large enough (from memory it probably needs a Gb or so).
4. You will need a compiler to suit your PIC. Microchip has a couple of free ones, I used the one called XC8. Again, this is a .run file, and it installed seamlessly for me.

I have been using the PICkit 3, and it works well - just plug it in and MPLABX recognises it.

I'll document the bug(s?) in another post, to see if anyone might be able to help me.

Ok, now for my problem.
The MPLABX IDE has a very nice editor to help you write your c code. There is a problem though, which I will try to explain:
The editor works fine if I use the keyboard and don't use the mouse. If I do use the mouse, it also works fine, but then won't let me use the keyboard. So for example, I can type in the editor, but then if I highlight something with the mouse, I can no longer type. I can copy/paste etc. with the mouse, but the visible cursor disappears and I can no longer type.
There is a workaround, if I go to another file (the files are listed in tabs, so I click on another tab), then I can keyboard again. So after using the mouse, I click on another tab, then back to the one I was editing.
The problem also shows up in the occasional dialogue box. For example when I created a new project I could not give it a name, because I couldn't type in the box.

The website indicates that the program has been written for/tested on Ubuntu. Can anyone think of a difference that may cause this symptom?

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